“We have a lot of good players,” explained the Runnin Royals’ 12th-year mentor.聽 “As long as no one cares whose stats look gaudy at the end of the night, I think we’ll end up in the winner’s circle. If the only agenda is us winning games, I like our chances.”

What does that mean?聽 The sky could be the limit, but for starters the men must concentrate on the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.聽 Eastern Mennonite has two ODAC regular season titles to their claim, but they have never won the ODAC Tournament in the 37 years of the league’s existence. In fact, the Royals have only played in one title game, finishing as runner-up in 1983. 91短视频 also has only one NCAA National Tournament bid in program history, going to the Elite Eight in 2010.

The men were picked in a tie for third in this year’s ODAC Preseason Poll, showing them a lot of respect in one of the nation’s top men’s basketball conferences.

“I think it’s about right,” Dean admitted. “There is so much parity that there is a wide range of where you could finish based on all sorts of variables. I think we have four teams in the league that could legitimately make an NCAA Tournament run. If we don’t gel and don’t find chemistry we could finish below that. But if we do, we know we could compete with those guys above us, because we did last year.”

91短视频 rode a six-game winning streak into the ODAC Semifinals last spring, closing with a record of 17-11, including 10-6 in ODAC play. It was just the fourth time in program history the men charted double digits in conference wins.聽 Wing聽聽is the only significant loss from last year’s squad, although the two-time All-ODAC player and 1000-point scorer will be tough to replace.

“RJ had a really, really good career,” said Dean. “One area where we might really miss him is late in games.聽 He made a lot of plays in the last two or three minutes of games. He was not afraid to be the goat, and if you are not afraid to be the goat then you might be the hero. But I think we have a few guys who are anxious to step into that role.”

The Runnin Royals return seven seniors, including two All-ODAC players, from a team which finished second in the league with a shooting percentage of 46.6%.聽 Headlining that crew is 6-6 center聽聽(Madison, Va./Madison County), who averaged 14.1 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. He led the nation in rebounding and set 91短视频 and ODAC records for rebounds in game and 91短视频 marks for rebounds in a season, blocks in a season and blocks in a career as he was named All-ODAC First Team, VaSID All-State First Team and D3hoops.com All-South Region Third Team.

And Dean thinks his big man got better.

“David actually got in the gym this summer and worked on his game with an ex-D-I assistant coach,” he said. “You’ll see a much more offensively skilled athlete.聽 He won’t have to dunk to make a bucket.”

The other All-ODAC returner is 6-4 wing聽聽(Richmond, Va./Highland Springs). In his first season after transferring from D-II Virginia Union to 91短视频, Crump was second in the ODAC in free throws and came in fourth in scoring with 17.0 points per game. He added 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists and was named All-ODAC Second Team.

Other returning starters include 6-2 guard聽聽(Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) with his 8.3 points and 2.5 assists on 50.0% shooting and 6-4 sophomore聽聽(Frederick, Md./Tuscarora), averaging 3.9 points. Deceptively, 6-7聽聽(Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) finished last year by coming off the bench but will start again as a senior. He averaged 14.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals, and will likely play at the top of 91短视频’s high pressure defense with his disruptive wingspan.

Dean also praised Yates as a team leader.

“Ryan is a hard-working player,” he said, “as hard as I’ve had in a long time. He gets in the gym and works. He’s very confident now and aggressive and he is making plays he could not make as a freshman.聽 I think he’ll have a really big year.”

Being one of only two teams in the conference to bring back multiple All-ODAC performers (Falk and Crump) is just the tip of the iceberg for the Royals.

“Obviously it’s a really good starting point to have back the best big man in the conference and arguably in the country, along with one of the top slashing players in the ODAC,” explained Dean. “They complement each other really well. But it doesn’t stop there. James and Ryan are the same level of players, they just haven’t received the recognition. There are going to be four guys out there who aren’t afraid to have the ball in their hands and aren’t afraid to make a play.”

Eastern Mennonite returns 11 players from last year’s team, and each of them played in at least 18 games. Energetic 6-2 senior聽聽(Bridgeton, N.J./Salem) with his 3.9 points and 3.1 rebounds is the only other returner to play 10 or more minutes per game. In all, the men bring back 82.5% of their offense.

Dean said the momentum from last year’s strong finish visibly carried over to this season.

“I think it created a confidence level,” he said. “It created a lot of momentum for the offseason, if anything, and led to people having a really good summer and being really anxious to come back and finish what we started the second half of last year.”

As if the host of experience wasn’t enough, Eastern Mennonite brought in a bounty of athleticism in an eight-man freshmen class. The result could be the most stacked depth chart in program history.

“I don’t think there is any question this is the most talented freshman class I’ve had in my 12 years,” Dean explained. “The class that ended going to the Elite Eight may have been slightly more top heavy with talent, but when you consider this class one though eight, this class is more talented. They have a chance to be a really special class. One thing they have to understand is that not everyone will be in the rotation as freshman simply because of our upperclassmen and what spots they play. But if they wait their turn they’ll have a chance to do some really special things.”

As Dean prepared this year’s schedule, he made sure his men would be pushed with a challenging non-conference slate to prepare them for the rigorous ODAC Tournament. As part of that, 91短视频 will play four, two-day classics or tourneys.

“We needed as many D-III regional games as we could get,” said Dean. “It was a problem for us in the past and it’s a problem around the ODAC. People are familiar with the level of the ODAC and sometimes people shy away from playing us.聽 Playing all those weekend tourneys won’t hurt us. It will help us if anything as we get used to the ‘win and advance’ mentality.”

The Runnin Royals open the year by hosting one of those weekends in the 91短视频 Tip-Off Classic. With the NCAA’s official start of the season on Nov. 15, the men are hosting their classic on Saturday and Sunday of this coming weekend.

Eastern Mennonite opens against Ferrum Saturday at 7:00pm, before taking on St. Mary’s (Md.) Sunday at 4 p.m. Rival Bridgewater College will play a game before the Royals each day.

91短视频 has now won four of their last five games. They entered the day tied with three other teams for fifth place in the conference, and took over sole possession of the spot as two of the other teams (Hampden-Sydney and Randolph) lost and the third (Bridgewater) didn’t play. The Eagles had their game at Virginia Wesleyan postponed to Thursday.

The 91短视频 men led by as many as nine points early in the game before Shenandoah went ahead and took a 35-32 cushion into the locker rooms. Just minutes into the second, however, the Royals established control. David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison) capped a 7-0 run with a dunk, putting the men up 43-39.

It was a tie game with 10 minutes left, as SU locked up the score at 50-50 with a 7-0 run. But the Royals responded with five straight to go back in front. They would keep the lead the rest of the game.

Kwa McDonald (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) buried a pair of three pointers during a key 7-0 run, bumping 91短视频’s lead back up to 64-55 with 5:28 to play. After a Shenandoah free throw, Sims hit a jumper for the biggest lead of the night, 66-56.

The Hornets got within six points at 70-64 with 2:33 to play, but Crump answered with a layup to steady the ship. The men then hit 6-of-8 free throws over the final 50 seconds of play to seal the win.

Eastern Mennonite had a 41-34 rebounding advantage in the game, but simply out-shot their opponents. The men hit 52.9 percent of their shots, their third-highest total of the season, while Shenandoah had a pedestrian mark of 42.6 percent.

Crump set a new career high by pouring in 35 points on 12-18 shooting. The junior earned 19 trips to the free throw line, which set a new 91短视频 program record for free throws attempted. He finished 10-19 from the stripe.

Sims provided the great 1-2 scoring punch with Crump, and put in 21 of his own points. McDonald finished with nine off the bench. James Williams (Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) added seven points and seven rebounds, while Falk led all players with 10 boards.

Avery Green, the ODAC’s leading scorer, led Shenandoah with 40 points, but no other Hornet scored more than seven.

The Royals are back at home this weekend, hosting Roanoke Saturday night at 7 p.m. 91短视频 topped the Maroons 81-79 in overtime when the two met on Dec. 7 in Salem.

91短视频 has now won nine of the last ten meetings between the two rivals, including the last four.聽 They meet again Feb. 19 in Bridgewater.

The first half was all defense, as the Royals held the biggest lead at five points and the two teams combined to shoot 19-of-50 from the floor for 38%.聽 Eastern Mennonite was up at the break, 26-25.

Bridgewater used a 9-2 run in the second to turn a tie game into a 43-36 lead with 12:07 to go.聽 Then the defenses again dominated, as only one point was scored over the next three minutes.聽 Finally Sims assisted (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) on a three ball to trim BC’s lead to 43-40 with 9:04 remaining.

Ed Reddick made a layup for the Eagles, but the Royals kept coming.聽 (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) hit a pair of free throws to keep it a three-point game.聽 Then Sims took over.聽 The wing made a single free throw to cut it to 45-43 with 7:38 left.聽 After a defensive stop, Sims grabbed the rebounded and canned a three pointer to push 91短视频 in front.

He drilled another three pointer with 3:31 remaining to build the lead to 53-49.聽 Moments later, Sims hit back-to-back shots to give the men their biggest lead of the night at 59-51 with just 1:34 on the clock.聽 The defense kept BC at bay from there, clinching the eight-point win.

Eastern Mennonite out-shot the Eagles 47% to 31% in the decisive second half.聽 For the game, the men had a 41% to 35% edge.聽 They were also 5-12 from three point range, compared to 1-8 for BC, which made up for losing the rebounding battle, 36-33.聽 Bridgewater had 15 offensive boards.

Sims finished with a team high 16 points to go with six rebounds.聽 He scored 14 of 91短视频’s 20 points over the final 7:38, going 4-for-4 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the free throw line.聽 He had scored a total of 12 points over 91短视频’s previous three games, all losses.

Crump and (Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) each added 14 counters, with Crump handing out three assists.聽 Center (Madison, Va./Madison) was limited by foul trouble in the first half and finished with eight rebounds and six points.

Reddick led all scorers with 22 points.聽 Tavis Stapleton added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles.

After breaking a three-game losing skid, Eastern Mennonite will look to pick up some momentum when they head to Emory & Henry this Saturday.聽 Game time is 2 p.m.

VUL earned control of the opening tip, but (Madison, Va./Madison) blocked their shot and (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly) put the Royals on the board with a three pointer from the right corner.聽 The duo then combined to score 91短视频’s first 19 points, helping the men to a 21-11 lead.

The Dragons got within four points, before a late surge gave the Royals a 41-27 cushion at intermission.

A 9-0 run early in the second pushed the edge to 52-32, with Eastern Mennonite’s biggest lead coming at 69-42 with 8:48 left to play. The men got careless from there, allowing the Dragons to finish on a 28-9 run for a surprisingly close final score.

91短视频 shot 43 percent to the floor, compared to 36 percent for Virginia-Lynchburg. The men’s biggest advantage came from long range, where they hit 6-of-15, compared to 2-for-12 for the Dragons.

Falk was unstoppable, as he charted his sixth double double by halftime and finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots. Sims hit a pair of triples and scored 16.聽 (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) came in with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Lakuan McPhaul led Virginia-Lynchburg with 24 points and four steals.

The Royals play three games next week, starting with Goucher College at home on Monday.聽 Game time is 7 p.m.

The Royals scored a quick four points to start the game and led by as many as 12 over the opening 20 minutes. But Roanoke scored the final 10 points of the period to get within 41-39 at intermission.

The teams traded leads in the second, before 91短视频 held the Maroons without a field goal for the final five minutes of regulation.

With 5:04 left, Roanoke led 69-63.聽 The Royals sputtered their comeback attempt by missing their next four free throws, but then got an 8-0 run going when Yates hit a layup with 3:45 to go. (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) connected on a pair of free throws, and (Madison, Va./Madison) tied the game with a bucket with 2:10 left.

After another RC miss, (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly) cut inside and put the Royals in front, 71-69 with 1:37 on the clock, getting an assist from Crump.

In a wild finish to regulation, the teams combined for six missed shots, three offensive rebounds and three turnovers over the next 94 seconds. The Maroons finally tied the score at 71-71 when Julian Ramirez made two free throws. Sims missed a last-second jumper and the game went into OT.

91短视频 scored first in the extra session before Roanoke skipped in front by as many as three points. A 5-0 spurt put the Royals back in front, capped by a Crump jumper with 1:01 to go made it 79-77.

Ethan Humphries tied it back up for the home team, hitting a layup with 37 left. But Yates hit the game-winner with five ticks showing, producing the final 81-79 margin. The Maroons missed a three pointer at the buzzer, giving the men their first ODAC win.

The Royals shot 48.5% from the floor, including 4-for-6 in overtime, but they kept the game close by going just 13-25 from the free throw line. Roanoke finished at 44.0% and 10-17 from the stripe.

Crump had a career game as he topped all scorers with 30 points, including three assists, three rebounds and two steals. The junior shot 10-14 from the floor and made 10 of his 11 free throws. Crump becomes the third Royal to score 30 in a game over the past four years. No one has scored more than 30 since it was done four times during the 2009-10 season.

Yates was the only other Royal in double figures as he finished with 18 counters.

Sims tallied nine points. Falk played in foul trouble much of the game, but still had 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Freshman (Bristow, Va./Patriot) added nine points off the bench.

Andrew Daniels led Roanoke with 20 points. Daniel Eacho added 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Eastern Mennonite has a few days off for final exams. They next play at the Don Glick Classic hosted by Bridgewater College next weekend. The Royals take on Virginia Intermont at 6:00pm on Friday, followed by Final Four team North Central (Ill.) next Saturday at 2:00pm.

“Our overall numbers are down, but I think we’ll actually play more guys,” said Dean.聽 “I think 11 or 12 of our guys are going to play minutes, so you could make the argument that we’re deeper.聽 And talent-wise it probably is.聽 We’re going to run more and shoot a lot more threes.”

91短视频’s roster is only 14 deep in 2013-14, after starting with 18 or more in previous years.

Headlining the returners is the lone senior, (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly), an All-ODAC Third Team selection last year.聽 The 6-5 wing was second on the team and 11th in the ODAC in scoring as a junior with 13.6 points.聽 The stat-stuffer added 3.9 rebounds and team highs of 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals.

(Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) took over a starting role late last season, and the 6-2 junior has become a step quicker and will look for more minutes in the guard court.聽 He scored 5.0 points a game last year and quietly shot 48% from long range.聽 Junior (Madison, Va./Madison) steps into the starting position down low, as the 6-6 big man was good for 7.2 points and 5.5 rebounds last year.聽 He was also tied for second in the ODAC last season with 1.7 blocks per game.

Wing (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) started 13 games last year, and brings back his 6-7 frame along with 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals.聽 Other returning juniors are 6-2 (Bridgeton, N.J./Salem), 6-6 (Damascus, Md./Damascus) and 6-4 (Prince George, Va./Prince George).

Dean said that group has really stepped up their game this year.

“That junior class is where I’ve seen the most improvement,” he said.聽 “Woody is ready to give us some level of production, and all of those guys look like they’ve made some really good improvements.”

The junior class will not only help replace the points lost from last year’s team, but also the intangibles, especially from four-year players Andrew Thorne and Owen Longacre.

“I think other guys were influenced by playing with them, and think I’ve seen that already,” Dean said of losing Thorne and Longacre.聽 “Ryan Yates has been more vocal and has stepped into a leadership role.聽 And when you’re one of the hardest workers like he is, people are a little more apt to listen to you even if it’s kind of critical.聽 But it will be hard to replace those guys.”

Eastern Mennonite also adds two junior transfers, (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs).聽 The 6-4 Yoder averaged 8.1 points in two years at D-III Messiah College (2009-11) before coming to Harrisonburg last year; however, he tore an ACL in his first practice last fall and missed the season.聽 Crump, another 6-4 wing, scored 5.7 points at D-II Virginia Union last year.聽 Dean had high praise for both players.

“We would have won 18 or 20 games last year if Chris wouldn’t have gotten injured, he’s that good of a shooter,” explained Dean.聽 “But he does more than just that, he can jump, he can run and he’s very competitive.聽 And Marcel is on par with Andrew Thorne athletically.聽 He instantly becomes one of the best athletes in our league.聽 If he gets a handle on what Drew brought competitively he’ll be better than him.”

Although there are no sophomores on the team this year, a recruiting class of five talented freshmen expects to see playing time as well: 6-1 (Columbiana, Ohio/Salem), 6-2 (Bristow, Va./Patriot), 6-4 (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle), 6-4 (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora), and 6-3 (Upper Marlboro, Md./Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.).

“I think all of the freshmen are going to play,” explained Dean.聽 “Kwa and EJ are at positions of need, so that will increase their minutes.聽 But all of those guys are physically and mentally ready to make some contributions now.”

The Runnin Royals lost five of the nine men in their regular rotation last year, and replacing all the minutes, points and rebounds will take some time to figure out in 2013-14.

“I think it’s going to have to be a collective effort from a bunch of different guys,” Dean explained.聽 “I don’t think we have one guy who will night in and night out be our leading scorer.聽 But any of starting five, and even our sixth man, could be a leading scorer on any given night.聽 We’ll be hard to scout because on any given night any of those guys could really hurt you.聽 By spreading things out we can overcome that loss.”

The Runnin Royals open their season on the road, playing at a tip-off tournament hosted by Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., this Saturday and Sunday.聽 Their first game is against Staten Island, and it will be the first of nine contests against a team which qualified for the NCAA National Tournament last spring.

While Dean knows that his schedule will be a big challenge for a team still getting used to each other, he also knows it could work as a positive.

“It can work for you or against you,” he said.聽 “If it kills your confidence to lose to really good teams, then it hurts, but if you can be competitive and steal a couple of wins your guys could look around and say, ‘we could play with anybody.’聽 I make sure the guys understand the level of competition they are playing against.聽 I’ll expect to go in and win.聽 And a lot of times a middle of the pack ODAC is a really good team.聽 Hopefully that helps us.”

As usual, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference expects to be one of the toughest, most-balanced leagues in the nation.聽 But with only seven of the 18 All-ODAC honorees from last year returning around the conference, 2013-14 has potential to produce a lot of upheaval.

“I think that’s one of the advantages of playing the hard schedule that we’re playing, because we’ll be more ready for the ODAC season,” said Dean.聽 “It could come down to a possession here and a possession there.聽 And a game here and a game there could be the difference between finishing 3rd or 4th or 11th or 12th.”

Dean knows his way around the ODAC, as this year he will coach his 11th season, equaling him with his predecessor, Tom Baker, as the longest-tenured Eastern Mennonite men’s basketball coaches.聽 As the holder of four of the ten .500-or-better seasons in program history, Dean also has the most wins in men’s history with a career record of 134-129.

He has one regular season ODAC title, as well as the program’s only national tournament appearance.聽 He hopes this year’s team can peak at the right time to make their own mark.

“I just hope that whatever our ceiling is, about the first of February we’re reaching it,” said Dean.聽 “If that’s the case, then I don’t think anything is off the table.聽 You don’t want to be ridiculously optimistic, and so I don’t think we’re ready at this moment to be the regular season champs.聽 But I think by mid-February we could be ready to be the ODAC Tournament champs.”

The Runnin Royals finished with a record of 15-12 including 7-9 for eighth in the ODAC.聽 91短视频 won at Washington and Lee in the first round of the ODAC Tournament before falling to top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the quarterfinals.

After opening this year at the tip-off tourney at Mary Washington, and a non-conference game at Elizabethtown on Nov. 20, the men have their home opener against ODAC opponent Lynchburg on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Last year Eastern Mennonite finished 22-5 with a starting lineup of five seniors, including ODAC Player of the Year Todd Phillips.聽 Over their four years, the core went 71-38, gathered three of the program’s ten winning campaigns in 45 years, and earned the only trip the men’s team has ever made to the NCAA Championships.

That group is gone, but hopefully has laid a legacy which this year’s men can pick up.聽 As part of that re-tooling process, however, the Runnin Royals must replace 79% of their offense.

“The reality is, those five changed the culture at 91短视频,” Dean said of his departed players, which also includes George Johnson, D.J. Hinson, Orie Pancione and Eli Crawford.聽 “I give them all the credit in the world for what’s happened here.聽 But the good news is that we had some kids who were role players the last year or two who on other teams could have been focal points on the offense.聽 So while we lost a lot we’ve got some guys who can do a lot more than what they’ve done.”

Returning players get a chance to shine

Leading the returners is athletic junior (Front Royal, VA/Skyline).聽 The 6-4 wing shot 51% from the floor last winter, averaging 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds.

“Andrew is in a zone where he wants to be one of the best players in the league, and I think he has that potential,” said Dean.聽 “He’s just been driven.聽 He’s lifting, he running, he’s just doing all the little things.聽 He’s a prime example of someone who’s put things together off the floor as well.聽 With him, the better student he has become the better player he has become.”

Forward (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) is another top returner and the only other returning junior on the roster.聽 Longacre has been nagged by injuries at 91短视频 but averaged 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds last year.聽 Dean said his 6-6 player just needs to stay on the court.

“His big thing is just staying healthy,” explained 91短视频’s ninth-year coach.聽 “If he just can practice for a month straight and then string things together, he’s got a chance to be a really solid ODAC player.聽 He’s going to do all those things that get you to the winner’s circle.”

Sophomores looking forward to playing time

Four sophomores remain from last year’s touted recruiting class and all of them should compete for regular minutes in 91短视频’s up-tempo system.聽 averaged 4.9 points and 1.7 rebounds while getting a handful of spot starts last year.聽 (Roanoke, VA/Northside) (2.2 PPG), (Fredericksburg, VA/Mountain View) (2.4 RPG, 1.6 PPG) and (Woodbridge, VA/Garfield) (2.2 PPG) all expect to show marked improvement as they get more playing time.

Because of the departed seniors, this year’s newcomers will also get more playing time than in years past.聽 Some of the new faces have more experience than others, however, as three of the ten on the varsity roster transferred to 91短视频 from prep schools or other colleges and two more are local players who return to hoops after time away from the game.

Headlining the class are 6-6 (Madison, VA/Madison/Hargrave Military), 6-6 (Alexandria, VA/T.C. Williams/Massanutten Military) and 6-2 (Capitol Heights, MD/Archbishop Carroll).聽 6-7 (Staunton, VA/R.E. Lee/Mary Washington) could also add to the inside game as the Mary Washington transfer learns the 91短视频 system.

Putting the puzzle together

Even with the added height, Dean won’t slow down the style of play which has turned the Royals in the Runnin Royals.

“When you have depth like that,” he said, “if you can get guys to play as hard as they can play then they are going to need to get a rest.聽 But that’s when the other team has the same guy on the floor and getting more worn out.”

91短视频’s coach said the team’s height will add a new dimension this year.

“A key for us is extra possessions,” he explained.聽 “The previous years we’ve done that through turnovers.聽 We’ll still turn some people over, but this year we can also get some of those possessions from offensive rebounds.”

Dean knows that with many of his players finally getting consistent playing time on the collegiate floor there will be growing pains.

“We’re a puzzle that still hasn’t been put together, but has some really nice looking pieces to it,” he said.聽 “I don’t know how good we’ll be in November, but we’ll be so much better in February. 聽So the better we can be in November, the scarier we’ll be in February.聽 We’d be na茂ve to think we’ll be as good as Virginia Wesleyan and Hampden-Sydney at the beginning of the year, but I’m hoping that by tourney time people are looking at the standings and hoping they don’t have to play us in the postseason.”

Exhibition game, season opener, and more info

The Runnin Royals begin that journey at home, taking on Shenandoah on Tuesday, Nov. 15.聽 The men also have a home聽exhibition game on Thursday, Nov. 10, where they will play a team of area alumni, including last year’s starters.

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